Influence of fiber direction and mixed-mode ration on delamination fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 695-713

  Kim, Ben W ^a   Mayer, Arnold H ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed mode bending (MMB)

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

MIXED-MODE BENDING (MMB) TESTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER FABRIC; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; STRENGTH;

EID: 0037388856     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00258-0     Document Type: Article

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